14 Nov, 2023 LAST MILE LOGISTICS: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT WITH NETWORK RAIL By Montagu Evans The freight estate is historic and its traditional purpose is moving goods from one location to another, but the world is changing and...
25 Nov, 2022 OPPORTUNITIES IN REAL ESTATE IN A SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY By Richard Glover The built environment contributes to approximately 39% of all carbon emissions, with this figure rising to 80% in urban London....
20 Oct, 2022 WHY TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION NEEDS MORE AFFORDABLE WORKSPACES By Matthew Hayes Post-covid, offices and workspaces are high on the agenda in our town centres, offering the amenity, community, diverse facilities and...
08 Jul, 2022 REIMAGINING TOWN AND CITY CENTRE LIVING IN SCOTLAND By Rachel Mushet Our town and city centres are the hearts of our communities, offering a diverse range of workplaces, services and amenities for the...
08 Jul, 2022 LESSONS IN SUSTAINABILITY AND HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE FROM NYU By Ben Tosland Since September, I have had the privilege of teaching the graduate course of Sustainability and Historic Architecture at New York...
07 Jul, 2022 ARE MASTERPLAN CONSENT AREAS THE FUTURE FOR SCOTLAND'S TOWN CENTRES? By Rhiannon Moore The Planning Scotland Act 2019 introduced the concept of Masterplan Consent Areas ('MCA'), which are a key topic of discussion within the...
06 Jul, 2022 COULD SUPPORT FOR 'CAFÉ CULTURE' IN SCOTLAND ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR? By Rachel Mushet At present, land can be used for any purpose* for a temporary period of 28 days without the need to apply for planning permission. The...
05 Jul, 2022 HOW CAN THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACES IN SCOTLAND HELP REVITALISE TOWN CENTRES? By Rachel Mushet As we've transitioned into the ‘new normal’ that was so widely discussed during the height of the pandemic, there is one significant...
04 Jul, 2022 COULD A NEW TOWN CENTRE 'USE CLASS' SUPPORT OUR SCOTTISH TOWNS AND CENTRES? By Rhiannon Moore Permitted development rights ('PDR') allow for certain forms of development to take place without the need to apply for planning...
27 Jun, 2022 WHAT ARE THE HERITAGE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LEVELLING UP AND REGENERATION BILL? By Cicely Barnett Timur Tatlioglu On 11th May, the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was laid before Parliament, and it received its second reading on 8th June. The Bill...
18 May, 2022 LEVELLING UP: THE QUESTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE By Will Seamer Sam Stackhouse Without doubt, one area of the Levelling-Up Bill that raises more questions than answers is the Infrastructure Levy (IL) and the...
13 May, 2022 PLANNING AND LEVELLING-UP By Craig Blatchford After the major changes proposed in the Planning for the Future White Paper, this week’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill offered the...